WoW For DS Or PSP? It’s Possible.
Are you sitting down for this one?
Blizzard, the company that happily takes fifteen bucks a month from many of us, is definitely going mobile in some shape or form.
The company currently has a number of job listings open in that respective section of Blizzard.com that point towards future mobile offerings from the company. Those positions are for a Mobile Producer, a Lead Mobile Software Engineer, and a Lead Mobile UI Designer. Granted, those are only three positions. So it’s probably only likely that Blizzard is in the beginning stages of mobile development. This also doesn’t necessarily indicate that Blizzard is developing for the traditional DS or PSP platforms. It’s entirely possible that it could be for a cheapie cell phone mini-game or something for the upcoming iPhone from Apple.
However, there is hope. Historically, when Blizzard has developed for non-PC platforms, it’s been one with a Nintendo logo on it. Granted, that has only applied to a few comic side scrollers and the long lost Starcraft: Ghost. But hopefully it is an indication that a franchise such as Starcraft or Warcraft may soon appear on the DS. Or the PSP, if you’d like.
May 18th, 2007 at 5:12 am
OMG I really hope this is a rumor … Warcraft to my PSP … I wouldnt have any gamingfree time ..
But hey who needs that
May 18th, 2007 at 9:25 am
If it is WoW, I think it would be some offshoot that would only take place in one area of the full PC game. You know, not unlike “Liberty City Stories” or something like that. It’d still be awesome though.
December 8th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
I don’t really play games like this. I mostly enjoy shooters; Left 4 Dead and Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 being my favorites so far on the Xbox 360. My girlfriend on the other hand, isn’t all that into them. We downloaded the original Sonic, and she’s been playing it like crazy ever since. She’s beaten it several times and gotten all the achievements.
So being the wonderful boyfriend that I am, when I heard that a full-blown new Sonic game was coming out, I bought it for her.
Verdict: She loves it.
First off, the game is stunning to watch. The “daytime” scenes are easily the high point, as fun to watch as they are to play. And believe me, I’ve spent plenty of time hanging in the same room, absently watching her play. Sega has finally made it possible to do what everyone always wanted to do in a Sonic game: Go really really really fast, and keep on going.
The nighttime Werehog scenes are more plodding and combat-based, and although they don’t overload your senses quite like the daytime scenes, they provide a needed contrast to the overall pacing, and are fun in their own right.
Only a few complaints:
The controls could be a little more responsive. They’re not horrible, but sometimes you could just swear you hit that jump button in time as you watch Sonic fall, shrieking to his death.
Also, the life system is unnecessary. This is a hard game, but only truly frustrating when you lose all your lives at the end of a level and have to start back at the beginning. Who hasn’t figured out that getting your progress bumped way back isn’t any fun? Apparently, Sega.
Oh well, still a very fun game that requires a lot of perseverance from time to time. Highly recommended for fans of the originals.